UFC 216 News

Chris Taylor - October 7, 2017

A lightweight scrap between Beneil Dariush and Evan Dunham kicked off tonight’s UFC 216 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Dariush quickly presses forward. Evan throws out a right jab. Dunham circling along the fence early here. He charges at Dariush with punches. Beneil lands a kick and the fighters clinch. They quickly break and Beneil lands a nice kick. They fighters engage and Dariush scores with a left over the top. Dunham continues to circle along the fence. Beneil catches him with a left hand. Beneil pressures Evan against the fence. He lands a big elbow. Dunham goes down. Beneil takes his back and begins working some ground and pound. Evan scrambles but cannot get back to his feet. More strikes from Dariush. Evan looks for a leg lock but it is not there. More big shots from the top by Dunham. Beneil moves to half guard. He works an elbow. Evan is working hard to stand up. Beniel catches him with a hard knee to the body. Dunham grabs a hold of a leg and tries to sweep. Beneil is all him. Dunham grabs a leg. He locks in a heel hook. Beneil quickly pulls out and begins working some short shots. Dunham scrambles back to his feet and misses with a high kick. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - October 7, 2017

A lightweight scrap between Lando Vannata and Bobby Green took place during tonight’s UFC 216 prelims on FS1. Round one begins and Green lands a nice left jab to start. Lando catches a Green kick but Bobby avoids any counter strikes. Both men are utilizing a lot of movement early. Lando leaps in with a punch. The fighters clinch. They break and Green lands a left. Lando replies with a right hand. Once again the fighters clinch. Green presses Lando against the cage. Vannata pushes Green off and then connects with a head kick. Green circles but Lando presses him against the fence. Big shots from Lando now. He lands a right hand and then another. Vannata goes down. Lando jumps on him with ground and pound. The referee is letting this go. Green tries to get back to his feet. Lando catches him with a knee but Green was down. The referee immediately jumps in. A point is taken from Lando and we restart. Vannata presses forward and lands a right hand. Green shoots and Vannata locks in a guillotine. This is tight. Lando cranks the hold. Somehow Green survives and is able to pull his head out. Green presses Vannata against the cage. He works hard for a single leg takedown but Lando avoids. Once again they clinch and Lando lands a right hand on the break. A good low kick scores for Vannata. He leaps in with a right. Green responds with a jab. Another good low kick from Lando scores. Green fires back with one of his own. Lando shoots in and scores a takedown late in the round. The horn sounds to end the opening five minutes.

Chris Taylor - October 7, 2017

The disclosed salaries for tonight’s UFC 216 main and co-main event fighters were revealed earlier this evening. In the evening’s featured bout, an interim lightweight title fight, Tony Ferguson will take home $250,000 to show and an extra $250,000 to defeat his opponent Kevin Lee (per Adam Hill).

Chris Taylor - October 7, 2017

A flyweight scrap between Marco Beltran and Matt Schnell kicked off tonight’s UFC 216 prelims on FS1. Round one begins and Schnell presses forward with a combination. Beltran throws a kick to the body but Matt moves in and lands a pair of punches. Another body kick from Beltran. Schnell misses with a low kick. Beltran just misses with a front kick to the face attempt. Schnell circles and then come forward with punches. Marco avoids the strikes. Beltran lands a short left hook. Schnell misses with a leg kick. Beltran responds by landing a low kick of his own. Beltran attempts to go high with a kick but it misses the mark. Schnell closes the distance and lands a low kick. He comes forward and lands a right hand over the top. Beltran misses with another high kick attempt. Schnell comes forward with a flurry of punches, some of which find a home. Beltran partially lands a left but Schnell responds with a counter right. Matt with an uppercut inside. The horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - October 7, 2017

Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum will remain on tonight’s UFC 216 pay-per-view fight card. The UFC just announced that Werdum will now square off with Walt Harris on the UFC 216 main card.

Chris Taylor - October 7, 2017

A key heavyweight fight between former champ Fabricio Werdum and Derrick Lewis has been removed from tonight’s UFC 216 event in Las Vegas. According to a report from MMAJunkie’s John Morgan, the Werdum vs. Lewis fight was cancelled after “The Black Beast” aggravated an injury to his back.

Chris Taylor - October 7, 2017

Stay glued to this page for all of tonight’s UFC 216 Live Results. The octagon will return to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas tonight for the promotions UFC 216 fight card.

Justin Golightly - October 7, 2017

The wait is finally over and fight night is upon us. The UFC is putting on a wild event tonight that and as always, we’re her to keep you updated on all the fights and fallout. Just like with the UFC 215 card, BJPenn.com is proud to also partner with FiteTV in order to bring you the livestream of UFC 216 above. That way, you can cast the pay-per-view on the go and be just a click away from all the highlights that we’ll feature here. If that’s not enough to pull you in, Frankie Edgar will be chatting live during the broadcast ahead of challenging for the title at UFC 218.

Chris Taylor - October 2, 2017

The world is still in shock following last night’s horrifying mass shooting in Las Vegas that left at least 59 people dead and over 500 injured. With that said, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), who calls Las Vegas home, is doing everything they can to help the families of those affected. The promotion released an official statement to MMAjunkie pledging their support to victims while confirming Saturday’s UFC 216 pay-per-view event will go on as planned.

Chris Taylor - October 1, 2017

The octagon will return to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this Saturday for the promotions UFC 216 fight card. The event is headlined by an interim lightweight title fight featuring Tony Ferguson taking on Kevin Lee.

Chris Taylor - August 29, 2017

The octagon will return to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this October for UFC 216. The pay-per-view fight card, which takes place Saturday October 7, will be headlined by a previously announced interim lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee.

Chris Taylor - August 20, 2017

The octagon will return to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on October 7 for UFC 216. At this time, the UFC 216 pay-per-view fight card does not have a confirmed event headliner.

Chris Taylor - August 15, 2017

UFC President Dana White just broke some huge news! Lightweights Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee will square off for the UFC interim lightweight title at October’s UFC 216 event in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - July 19, 2017

UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will attempt to defend his strap for the third time at UFC 216 on October 7 in Las Vegas when he squares off with former division kingpin Cain Velasquez. The fight was first reported to be in the works on Monday evening by BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor and was later confirmed by James Lynch via mmaoddsbreaker.

Chris Taylor - July 17, 2017

UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (17-2 MMA) successfully defended his title for a second time at May’s UFC 211 event in Dallas, where he scored a first-round TKO victory over former division title holder Junior dos Santos. The victory served at Miocic’s fifth in a row, as he had previously scored finishes over Mark Hunt, Andrei Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum and Alistair Overeem.